As the Golf and Jetta III’s were becoming aged in style, Volkswagen finally took that step and began to produce the new-bodied Golf and Jetta IV’s. As you can expect from any growing auto manufacturer, Volkswagen updated the lines and looks, bringing a style that was fit for the 21st century. With the introduction of the new Golf and Jetta IV’s, there seemed to be quite a lot of hoopla about the new styling, which left some of the MK III owners feeling down and out. While the shape of the newer Golf & Jetta’s remained similar, it was really the new style headlamps that A3 owners were envious of.
Much to our surprise, Hella, our father of lighting in Germany blessed us with the latest generation of FF (Free Form) technology lighting found on the late model Golf & Jetta IV’s. This type of technology not only increased visual lighting, but it also improved and up-dated the look for either the Golf or Jetta III ( Jetta’s require a hood change). Unfortunately, while much praise goes to Hella for making them, they seem to have forgotten that * we * in the United States were going to want them just as much as our European Brothers across the pond. With that being said, the Hella’s were only designed to fit the European Radiator supported vehicles.
With the release of these new headlamps, there seem to be some concern of whether or not they would fit the U.S. Spec’d vehicles. Luckily we didn’t have to wait long as the Hella Fitment God ( Mike Potter ) quickly revealed the answer.
For those of you that have been hiding in secret caves and lost islands, Mike Potter, who is often referred to as "the Potterman" and owner of, has been custom modifying and fitting European light kits for the past 5 years. Through out a number of installs, he has streamlined the process of fitting these euro-light kits (mainly Hella Dual rounds) so that they fit as though they were made for the U.S. version models. As a matter of fact the Potter Dual Round Kit has an estimated installation time of 30 minutes to 1- hour!
Since Mike was already very familiar with fitting European headlamps in U.S. cars, he quickly figured out the best way to mount and wire these FF style headlamps. He is to date the only reseller that custom modifies the headlamps providing brackets and wiring that makes this not so easy job into a 95% "plug and play" situation. Not only is the installation easy, but the fit is perfect.
Here Mike walks us through what we need to know when installing the Potter modded MKIV lights.
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